Word: nails
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brash ways offended the conservative, prideful musicians. "We won't be bullied by that kid," they declared. In December of 1962, Ozawa stood alone on a podium in front of an ensemble of empty chairs. That day he was forcibly reminded of an old Japanese proverb: "The nail that sticks out is hammered down...
Today Ozawa uneasily straddles both worlds. The exemplar of success in classical music, in Japan he is a role model to thousands of young performers. Yet his exalted position is resented by many; to them, he is still the nail that sticks out. In the West, old questions about how deeply he understands music continue to dog him. His detractors write of his "blank interpretations," and indeed Ozawa has always been more effective in Strauss and Stravinsky showpieces than in Beethoven symphonies. Music that demands depth rather than flash taxes him. He has taken up opera in Europe...
...exploit UNLV's 6-ft., 8-in. 190-ib. Jarvis Basnight. Freddie Banks leads an offensive machine that has doubled the three-point output of any of the UNLV's early-round opponents, and the power game of Armon "Hammer" Gilliam (23.2 p.p.g., 9.3 r.p.g.) will put the nail in the coffin...
...Clark to nail down first place...
...Iran-Contra money connection, Boren said: "We take it one more step, the Cayman Islands account. The creation of that, of course, is tied to the ultimate beneficiary being in some way the Contras. But in terms of showing the final trail in terms that absolutely nail down the fact that they received the funds...